Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico — The Pacific Coast (and Central Highlands)

City Hall / Plaza Vasco de Quiroga

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 2, 2021

1. City Hall / Plaza Vasco de Quiroga Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Palacio Municipal
Edificio del siglo XVI. Antes de convertirse en Palacio Municipal, fue una cárcel mixta y alhóndiga. Al centro del tejado se puede apreciar el reloj instalado por iniciativa de Luis Ortiz Lazcano con motivo del centenario de la Independencia de México.

Plaza Vasco de Quiroqua
Conocida como la Plaza Grande hasta 1964, cuando el Gobernador Agustín Arriaga Rivera remodeló la plaza con dedicatoria a Don Vasco de Quiroga y colocó al centro una escultura en bronce. A diferencia de las demás plazas de la época colonial, ésta no presenta un templo a su alrededor.
*Alhóndiga: lugar donde se almacenaba y comerciaba grano.

English:
City Hall
Building of the XVI century. Before it became the City Hall, it was a jail in which women and men were kept together, and also considered as an Alhóndiga. In the center of the tile roof can be seen the clock installed by the initiative of Luis Ortiz Lazcano on the occasion of the first centenary of the Mexican War of Independence.

Plaza Vasco de Quiroga
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Big Square until 1964, when the Governor Agustín Arriaga Rivera rearranged and dedicated it to Don Vasco de Quiroga and placed in the center a bronze sculpture of him. In contrast to all the squares from the colonial period, this doesn't have a church around it.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Parks & Recreational Areas • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.

Location. 19° 30.856′ N, 101° 36.586′ W. Marker is in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán. Marker is at the intersection of Portal de Morelos and Portal de Hidalgo, on the right when traveling west on Portal de Morelos. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pátzcuaro MIC 61600, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gertrudis Bocanegra de Laso de la Vega (within shouting distance of this marker); Vasco de Quiroga Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Town Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Execution of Gertrudis Bocanegra (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Vasco de Quiroga (about 90 meters away); Gertrudis Bocanegra (about 120 meters away); House of La Mora (about 120 meters away); Silviano Carrillo Cárdenas (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pátzcuaro.

City Hall / Plaza Vasco de Quiroga Marker English text image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 2, 2021

2. City Hall / Plaza Vasco de Quiroga Marker English text

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 2, 2021

3. City Hall / Plaza Vasco de Quiroga Marker

The Plaza Vasco de Quiroga can be seen to the right in this view.

The Pátzcuaro City Hall and its clock, mentioned in the marker text image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 2, 2021

4. The Pátzcuaro City Hall and its clock, mentioned in the marker text

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 2, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.